Beet topper



Sept. 4; 1 923.

' A. P. MORTENSEN BEET TOPPER Filed Jan. 26 1921 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N VEN TOR.

A TTORNEY.

Sept. 4, 1923.

A. P. MORTENSEN BEET TOPPER Filed Jan. 26, 1921 Erin n9:

3 Shets-Sheet 2 f) p om ensen INVENT R 7 ATTORNEY.

ARLINGTON r. ivroiernnsn'n, or

Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

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' V'DUIDLEY, orsA TA Mon ca, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may ooncern: I

Be it known that I, ARLINGTON P.'Mon- 'rnNsE a citizen of the United States, residing at Provo, State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beet Toppers, of which the following is a specification, reference 'beingjh'ad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates'to improvements in beet'topping devices. 4

Animportant object of the invention is to provide a devicle of this character having means. for delivering the beets adjacent a cutterknife where they may be fed'to the cutter knife by an attendant.

A further object of the invention is to so feed the beets that the tops thereof lie toward tliecutter knife in' order, to facilitate the'handling of the beets by the attendant. Other objectsan'd advantages of the in ventionwill become apparent throughout.

a thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings,' wherein forlth'e purpose'ofillustration isshown a preferredembodiment of my invention; and

wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout: Figure l is a side elevation of a beet harvester constructed in accordance with my invention; 1 Figure 2 is'a plan'view thereof; "Figure 3 is a section on the line 3- 3 of Figure 2; V

Figure 4L is a section Figure 2; 1

Figure 5 is-a detail side elevation of -the* a topper knife;

F igure 6 isa section} on the line 6-6 .of

Figure 7: is a detail view showing the:

mounting of the beater shaft.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a body frame supported forwardly by supporting wheels 11*and rearwardly by driving wheels 12." {One of thej driving wheels 12 is' provided with agearlii which is secured thereto. 7

Extending upwardly from the main frame is a pairof vertical standards 14; in

in the county of Utah and 26 which operateupon the on the of steering and Ap plication filed January 26, 1921'. Serial No. 440,130.

which is rotatably mounted a shaft 15 provided at one end with a gear 16 meshing with thegear 13 of the drive wheel to be driven thereby. The shaft 15 is provided; at its approximate longitudinalcenterwith raovo, UTAH; ASSIGNOR or ONE-TENTH Tori H; V

the sprocket wheel 17 forming a drive. for

a conveyor chain .18, the forward end of which is supported carried loythe shaft which form supports for the shaft 19 and by a sprocket wheel l9 d V l .2

The numeral I 20 indicates side boards I which are pivotally mounted upon the shaft w they pass upwardly thercon'and the conveyor: chain 18 operates. The chain 2 cross members V 2 surface of. the" inclined s1des'2t adjacent the inner ends is provided with sweeps or thereof.

The haft 19 has one 7 H 2 end ektending through one 'ofthe side boardsl20 and pro videcl with j a-gear 27.

sponding side board and forms .asupport Adjacent this gear 27 a stub shaft 28"is mounted in the corre fora compound member embodying' ja gear 29 meshing with the 'gear 27-'toloe' driven thereby and a sprocket wheel30.j The side. boards 20 embody an upward extension 31' havingfforrned therein arcuate 'grooves 32'j having the axial center of the stub shaft 28 as a'center- These'groov'es form guide way for a vertically adjustable shaft 33 which is provided upon one end thereofwith a "sprocket gear 83 f connected with the sprocket gear '30 by means of a chain 33*.

The shaft. 33 has extending outwardly there- Y from beaterarms 34 for a purpose presently f to appear." i Mounted upon the main frame 10 is a lever 35"ooacting with the segment 36am.

- v v withatransversely extending section 42' embody longitudinally of the main frame 10 is ro-- connected with side boards 20 to provide means whereby the shares 21 and the lower end of the conveyor may be vertically adjusted as desired. A second segment lever 38 is provided secured to the shaft 39 extend ing transversely of the frame-1O to rock the same. This shaft is provided with arms 40 which connect, with the shaft 38 by means of hanger links 11. It will be obvious that by adjusting the lever 38, the position of the shaft 33 and beaters 34L thereof' with relation to the shares 21 may be variably altered. It will likewisebe'obvious that the forward end of the conveyor and the shaft 33 are independently vertically adjustable since ifthe forward endofithe conveyor-be elevated and the positionof the shaft 83' be not altered, the shares 21 approach ,01' mo a y, fr m the shaf 3 epe ing upon the direction of adjustment.

,The frame 10 isp ovided t'sir r nd ing ate-po ti n which ex nds to one side of 'thej frame as indicated 12 portion of the eXtensiOn 42 lying-rearwardly of the main frame 10 a shaft 48' extending tatably'mounted; gearde meshes with the gear-16 of the shaft 15 to drive the short shaft 15 which is provided with a beveled gear eemeshing with a'similar beveled gear 47' of the shaft'l3. The shaft is is provided with a roller 49 and forms a drive for a conveyor, belt 50', the opposite end of which is rotatably supported by a roller carried by the shaft 51' which shaft is disposed at the extremity ofthe portion 4 2* of the main frame. The outerend of the shaft 51 is pro: vid'ed with a gear 52 meshing with a gear 53 carried by the shaft 54: upon which'shaft is mounted the topper knife 55 embodying substantially radial cutting blades 55. In

3 1 of the shaft 33.,throwing the tops of the beets rearwardly. The arms 22 of the shaft 22- engage the bodies of the beets as they pass from the rear ends of the shares 21 and j assist n placing the same upon the conveyor chain 18 where they are carried upwardly and deposited upon the downwardly inclined chute member 56. i From this chute member 56 t e beets. s ide into h depression 5 of the conveyor 50 withthe tops thereof directed rearwardly and ar carr ed toward vthe cutting knife. A foot board 57 is pro.-

vided to form a stand or e op ra o who mayengage the beet with hishand as: it ap In that proaches the knife, the body of the beet being directed toward the attendant and greatly facilitating such grasping. After the beets have been topped by the knife 55, they may be allowed to-again fall 'upon the conveyor and be carried toa receptacle 58 which receptacle may be dumped when a sufficient quantity havebeen-coifected. This receptacle may have any .desired form as for example, a wagon or other suitable wheeledjdevice-which may be separated and conveyed to a desired dumpingup'oint.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that I have constructed abeet harvester ,and,-top-. L

per-which, by reason of its simplicity and efficiency in operation, is particularly well.

d pt d-f t l use for i h i i int nded:

and it willlikewise bewobvious that-the con-1 7 struction o he am asi'liereinbef re set forth is cap blei f somechange theutd pa tinsifrom hespir t o my-in en ion;- L.

accordingly, do not limit myself to the sgei-y ific Structure-.35 he einbef re :set-ferthts' cept as so limited by the su zjoined claimst 'What I claimisz,

15 Ina. beet harvester and topper; a: frame,-

a conveyor supportedby the frameda topper, V knife operating adjacent one edgeofi saidl conveyor, means carried by. the frame, fol?- delivering the. tops to saidlcenveyon with the tops thereof L toward. said; topper knife, in-,

cluding a second conveyor having, its upper end 7 provided with. a discharge trough dis charging to: the. first named; conveyon' the lower endofthersecondnamed conveyor-be. it

ing arranged in? spaced. relation, iqflthfi ground, means in. advance; of and; above the lower, end of the second, named: conveyor. r g g thetops of. beetstedirectthe same toward. the, second named oonveyor,,

means for driving said conveyors, a driving connection between theisecondicognveyore andhe beett n-eng gmg m ans, means ,for simultaneously vertically adjusting the lower j end of saidsecondvconveyor and s id-beet top engaging means,,and.means -for independently vertically adjusting the beat engaging me ns 2'. Ina beet harvester knife operating adjacent one edge oflrsaid;

and topper, afranie; i a conveyorsupportedrbytheframe; a topper 1 V conveyo meana car ied-by he f ame: f V delivering the tops to said conyeyor" with; the topsthereof toward said topper knife, including a secondiconyeyor having its uppers and provided with, a discharge tmughdi'scharging. t he firs caner s lgwgr d. (it the second; namedanew-rte ing arranged. in sp ce rela n to gound means in advance;- o a ore the l wer end; ettheeeen inamedeonveyer fer engaging the tops of the beets to dfrect the;

same towa the; cond nam d easeyar,

means fo driving said eonseyors, a driaringr. V

1,466,889 3 connection between the second conveyor and top engaging means and thelower end of the beet top engaging means, means for s1- said second conveyor for elevating the beets multaneously vertically adjusting the lower to said second conveyor. 10 end of said second conveyor and said beet In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my 5 top engaging means, means for independentsignature.

iy vertically adjusting the beet top engagmg means, and means intermediate the beet ARLINGTONP. 'MORTE NSEN. I 

